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Archaeorhynchus Archaeorhynchus spathula Zhou and Zhang 2006
/ˈɑːɹkiːˌɔːɹhɪntʃəs/
estimated
Early Cretaceous (Aptian) · 125.8–113.2 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
carnivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade
Habitat
ground-dwelling
Social
solitary
Where It Was Found
Country
China
Region
Liaoning
Formations
Yixian · Jiufotang
Dig sites
2
distinct collections
Overview
Archaeorhynchus spathula is a theropod dinosaur known from the Early Cretaceous, roughly 125.8–113.2 million years ago. It was a carnivore. It is recorded as ground-dwelling and solitary. Fossils have been recovered from Liaoning, China. It was named by Zhou and Zhang 2006. The species is represented by 2 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Fossil Record Completeness
How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record
~8%
confidence from occurrence count
Based on 2 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time
Where Archaeorhynchus spathula sits in deep time
Archaeorhynchus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Archaeorhynchus spathula's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology. Predator–prey pairs additionally have to have been dug up in the same place.